Patient Lifestyle

Trudeau pressed to ensure less restrictive assisted dying law a priority
NDP leader Tom Mulcair featured at pro homeopathy conference in Montreal
Inequity aversion, relativity, and envy

Life is unfair, but fee for service is the closest thing to fair that still encourages productivity for patients—no matter what the monkey does.
Screening for thyroid dysfunction in patients without symptoms: don't routinely check that box
CVS Health, UPS make first residential drone deliveries of prescriptions

CVS Health is taking its delivery of medications to new heights. The company has completed the first revenue-generating drone delivery of a medical prescription from a CVS pharmacy directly to a consumer’s home.
Saskatchewan government considers funding first supervised consumption site

Saskatchewan's health minister says the government will consider whether to help fund what would be the province's first supervised drug consumption site.
The opioid crisis you haven't heard about

The 2017 guideline to restrict opiate prescriptions has resulted in patients who feel degraded, discriminated against, shamed and even suicidal
Promote and participate in World Antibiotic Awareness Week, November 18–24th

Help raise awareness about antibiotic resistance and encourage appropriate antibiotic use

Ontario analysis shows opioid-dispensing trends in community pharmacies